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Birley Spa Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Melany Pemberton

corporate_fareL.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSheffield, S12 4QE

language Visit Website phone 1142399106

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

384

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Birley Spa Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Birley Spa Primary Academy is an academy converter in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 319 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #54 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #7,470 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 56%

Reading65% LA 70%

Writing76% LA 65%

Maths78% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading44% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths46% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading50% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.6

-5.9 to -2.4

-1.5

Write

LA -1.0

-3.1 to 0.1

-4.4

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.9 to -2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading55% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths49% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.6

-3.9 to -0.5

1.3

Write

LA -0.3

-0.2 to 2.8

-3.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.8 to -1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 59%

Reading54% LA 69%

Writing66% LA 74%

Maths44% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.3

-3.7 to -0.5

0.2

Write

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 1.7

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.6 to -1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 March 2025

Inspection Report

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22 November 2023

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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04 February 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-11-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-06-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-25

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.8%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 319 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	319	12	3.8%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	312	9	2.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	362	14	3.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	352	4	1.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	346	6	1.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	385	8	2.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	384	4	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	364	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	405	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	384	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	378	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	417	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	396	3	0.8%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	391	6	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	418	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	422	6	1.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	452	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	443	3	0.7%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	427	17	4.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	455	12	2.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	448	9	2.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	434	19	4.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 36 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 34 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

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Birley Spa Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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